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Free PDF - The History of Ocean Software

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jimbler on 24/01/2019 - 19:08 fusionretrobooks.com (815 clicks)

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  • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2019 - 19:23
    +6

    RoboCop

  • ballsau on 24/01/2019 - 19:51
    +20

    You can get it from here in multiple formats, or view online, without having to sign up.

    • gajam on 25/01/2019 - 00:07
      +2

      I always forget to go through comments for treasures like this one , too late :(

  • FabMan on 24/01/2019 - 20:32
    +2

    Former Amstrad CPC 464 Colour Screen owner here. Many fond memory's of waiting for games to load, listening to the screeching tape deck and playing the occasional game.

    I feel a little sad that seeing this got me so excited.

    • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2019 - 20:40
      +2

      Goto youtube and find some game demos and enjoy the music.

    • Rubber Duck on 24/01/2019 - 23:25
      +3

      former spectrum 48k owner here , we had the best system , down with CPC464 and C64 owners

      • FabMan on 25/01/2019 - 05:34
        +3

        Booooo

        • Rubber Duck on 25/01/2019 - 13:59
          +1

          Haha nothing like the good old banter about who at the best system at school.

          • FabMan on 25/01/2019 - 14:03
            +1

            @Rubber Duck: If the kids got lippy I'd prove how Elite I was by Yie Ar Kung-Fu their arse, they'd go Head Over Heels and end up Spindizzy crying out Oh Mummy!

            -Edit-

            I wonder how many more I can force into a sentence?

            • Rubber Duck on 25/01/2019 - 14:35

              @FabMan: I have a spectrum i bought a couple of years ago it came with head over heels on cassette , still haven't plugged it in

              • FabMan on 25/01/2019 - 14:46

                @Rubber Duck: Head Over Heels is considered a classic, if that hasn't interested you into playing, what has?

      • vlahka on 25/01/2019 - 06:14

        Booooo

      • Ramrunner on 25/01/2019 - 08:55
        +2

        Booooo x 2

    • teajay74 on 25/01/2019 - 23:00
      +1

      Former green screen owner :(

      • FabMan on 26/01/2019 - 06:29

        You missed out on so much colour, 16 of them.

  • asa79 on 24/01/2019 - 20:48
    +5

    For those that dont like to read.

    The Story of Ocean Software: "The Biggest Games Company in the World" - Kim Justice
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0TE927j4cs

    • Rubber Duck on 24/01/2019 - 23:26

      watched a few of his/her videos , does a good job on the old computer stuff

  • Guybrush- Threepwood on 24/01/2019 - 21:20

    Is there a way I can get this on my Kindle?

  • superroach on 24/01/2019 - 21:45
    +1

    Give me a tl:dr; I loved that company! What happened to them?

    • ballsau on 24/01/2019 - 21:51
      +1

      Yes

  • Trantor on 24/01/2019 - 22:00

    Not to be confused with www.ocean.software lol A Local company

  • moorey on 25/01/2019 - 00:45

    369MB PDF, not a big deal for data hoarders but just FYI

  • ChriskiOfMel on 25/01/2019 - 01:46

    Thx to the Wizball of Oz Bargain.

  • vlahka on 25/01/2019 - 06:13
    +2

    Everytime I see their logo I instantly hear their C64 tapes loading music.

  • payton on 25/01/2019 - 17:29

    Don't have to be a nerd to wanna read about business rivalry in the video game industry at the time, how expensive the licensing were and if you fail to get on the next big thing, you won't have enough capital to secure rights to the lucrative games let alone pay the many staff dependant on your success.

  • MementoMori on 30/01/2019 - 09:42

    Mikie, Yie Ar Kung Fu, the list goes on :)

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